Day in Pictures, Aug. 23, 2013

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By By Mike Moffitt

on August 23, 2013 6:51 PM

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Preparing for an all-nighter: Tourists shop for headbands for the full-moon party on the island of Koh Phangan, Thailand. Every year, thousands of young travelers pack Haad Rin beach to enjoy music, cheap liquor and drugs during a bash that doesn't end until sunrise.

Preparing for an all-nighter: Tourists shop for headbands for the full-moon party on the island of Koh Phangan, Thailand. Every year, thousands of young travelers pack Haad Rin beach to enjoy music, cheap ... more

Save some for us, Mom: Gosha (center) and one of his newborn albino babies watch the infant's mother, Maria (left), chow down at a private zoo in Moscow. The tiny hedgehog is one of three albino babies born on the same day as the young Prince of Cambridge and named after him - George, Alexander and Louis. less

Save some for us, Mom: Gosha (center) and one of his newborn albino babies watch the infant's mother, Maria (left), chow down at a private zoo in Moscow. The tiny hedgehog is one of three albino babies born on ... more

Photo: Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr, Associated Press

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Put your money where my foot was: John Federspiel accepts a donation for the Muscular Dystrophy Association from a trucker during a charity drive in Fort
Wayne, Ind.

Put your money where my foot was: John Federspiel accepts a donation for the Muscular Dystrophy Association from a trucker during a charity drive in Fort Wayne, Ind.

The age-old enemy of the honor guard - a gust of wind - causes an awkward moment at the
welcoming ceremony for Argentine Vice President Amado Boudou and Chinese Vice President
Li Yuanchao outside the Great Hall of the people in Beijing. less

The age-old enemy of the honor guard - a gust of wind - causes an awkward moment at the welcoming ceremony for Argentine Vice President Amado Boudou and Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao outside the ... more

Oh my god, she looked at me! Wolodja, the young male polar bear at the Berlin-Friedrichsfelde
Zoo, was brought from Moscow to be the mate for the zoo's female, Tonja. But so far, he
doesn't appear to be much of ladies man, er, bear. less

Oh my god, she looked at me! Wolodja, the young male polar bear at the Berlin-Friedrichsfelde Zoo, was brought from Moscow to be the mate for the zoo's female, Tonja. But so far, he doesn't appear to be ... more

Tidal wave strikes: A large wave washes spectators down a slope during an unusually high "Haining tide" - a
daily phenomenon in Haining, China, caused by the river tide crashing against its banks.
The tide was especially strong because Typhoon Trami, China's 12th typhoon of the
season, made landfall in Fujian Province hours before. less

Tidal wave strikes: A large wave washes spectators down a slope during an unusually high "Haining tide" - a daily phenomenon in Haining, China, caused by the river tide crashing against its banks. The ... more

Don't feel so bad, Steve, the Giants do it all the time - and they have gloves! Aussie Steve
Smith looks forlornly at the ball after failing to catch it during the third day of the
Ashes cricket test match between England and Australia in London. less

Don't feel so bad, Steve, the Giants do it all the time - and they have gloves! Aussie Steve Smith looks forlornly at the ball after failing to catch it during the third day of the Ashes cricket test ... more

Photo: Glyn Kirk, AFP/Getty Images

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Trombone-tired: Exhausted by the heat, Daniel Oliver collapses on Austin Jones during
band practice at the University of Memphis.

Trombone-tired: Exhausted by the heat, Daniel Oliver collapses on Austin Jones during band practice at the University of Memphis.

The old Ford hasn't been the same since she hit that buck back in '08: A pickup with an unusual ornament sits in a lot at Bullington Farms in Shoals, N.C.

The old Ford hasn't been the same since she hit that buck back in '08: A pickup with an unusual ornament sits in a lot at Bullington Farms in Shoals, N.C.

Photo: Andrew Harrer, Bloomberg

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More acreage was allotted to Christie, of course: The faces of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and his Democratic challenger, state Sen. Barbara Buono, can be seen in corn mazes carved at Stony Hill
Farm Market in Chester, N.J. Owner Dale Davis said he was trying to get people interested in the governor’s race. less

More acreage was allotted to Christie, of course: The faces of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and his Democratic challenger, state Sen. Barbara Buono, can be seen in corn mazes carved at Stony Hill Farm ... more

Photo: Uncredited, Associated Press

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How do you Lakme now? A model showcases a pointy creation by designer Jatin Varma during the first day of the Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai.

How do you Lakme now? A model showcases a pointy creation by designer Jatin Varma during the first day of the Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai.

Photo: Strdel, AFP/Getty Images

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Light my fire: A tourist tries to light a cigarette on a flaming bar while limboing underneath it during the all-night full-moon beach party in Koh Phangan, Thailand.

Light my fire: A tourist tries to light a cigarette on a flaming bar while limboing underneath it during the all-night full-moon beach party in Koh Phangan, Thailand.

But it didn't seem that deep ... A stranded motorist makes a call while waiting for help in Colorado Springs, Colo., after a slow-moving storm dropped about three inches of rain. The water eventually subsided, and the man ended up walking away from the car. less

But it didn't seem that deep ... A stranded motorist makes a call while waiting for help in Colorado Springs, Colo., after a slow-moving storm dropped about three inches of rain. The water eventually subsided, ... more

Repurposed pool: These days, the springboard of the old public pool in Boxberg, Germany, is used mostly for sitting. Years after the pool was closed down, Boxberg decided to transform it into a park, with a lawn replacing the water. less

Repurposed pool: These days, the springboard of the old public pool in Boxberg, Germany, is used mostly for sitting. Years after the pool was closed down, Boxberg decided to transform it into a park, with a ... more

Photo: Sebastian Kahnert, AFP/Getty Images

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